SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
Cardiff Community Housing Association, 2 Ocean Way Ocean Park, Contact: Davis Langdon LLP, Attn: Neil Brierley, UK-Cardiff CF24 5TG. Tel.
+44 2920497497. E-mail: neil.brierley@davislangdon.com. Fax
+44 8700481511.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
www.ccha.org.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Davis Langdon LLP, 4 Pierhead Street Capital Waterside, Contact: Neil Brierley, Attn: Neil Brierley, UK-Cardiff CF10 4QP. Tel.
+44 2920497497. E-mail: neil.brierley@davislangdon.com. Fax
+44 8700481511. URL: www.davislangdon.com.
I.2)
TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Body governed by public law.
Housing and community amenities.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Redevelopment of Loudoun Square.
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II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Works.
Execution.
Main site or location of works: Loudoun Square, Butetown, Cardiff.
NUTS code:
UKL22
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II.1.3)
The notice involves:
A public contract.
II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement:
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
The design and construction of the redevelopment of Loudoun Square.
The works are to comprise the decanting of existing retailers into temporary facilities, demolition of the existing Loudoun Square retail and health centre buildings, and construction of circa 8 400 m² of new accommodation to include a new 1,590m² health centre, 5,000m² of residential accommodation (apartments and town houses) and a new 570 m² community centre. Associated external works and support facilities to also be provided.
Additional information is set out in the Prequalification Documentation.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
45211100,
45215100,
45211341,
45213112.
II.1.7)
Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
II.1.8)
Division into lots:
No.
II.1.9)
Variants will be accepted:
No.
II.2)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 13 000 000 GBP.
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Starting: 5.10.2009. Completion: 31.7.2012.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)
CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)
Deposits and guarantees required:
The Authority reserves the right to request parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial liability.
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
As set out in the contract documents.
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
None specified, save that in the case of a partnership or consortia or other groups of more than one legal entity, liability shall be joint and several. In the case of consortia, one party must act as "prime contractor".
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
Yes.
As set out in the contract documents.
III.2)
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1)
Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Parties will be provided with detailed instructions concerning the information they must provide. This will be contained in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. Consideration will only be given to those applicants who complete and return the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire by the required date.
Any economic operator may be excluded from participation if it fulfils any of the criteria listed in Regulation 23 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As per III.2.1 above.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As per III.2.1 above.
III.2.4)
Reserved contracts:
No.
III.3)
CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1)
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
III.3.2)
Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1)
TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure:
Accelerated restricted.
Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: Given the current economic climate it is envisaged that early execution of the contract will result in an appreciable benefit to the market.
IV.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
Envisaged minimum number: 3. Maximum number: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Parties will be provided with the criteria to be used for choosing the limited number of candidates. This will be contained in the pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
IV.2)
AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1)
Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
IV.2.2)
An electronic auction will be used:
No.
IV.3)
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)
File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No.
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
IV.3.4)
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
27.4.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
5.6.2009.
IV.3.6)
Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:
English.
IV.3.7)
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders:
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1)
THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:
No.
VI.2)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
No.
VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A PQQ must be completed and returned with the request to participate. To obtain a PQQ please contact Neil Brierley at the address listed in section I.1 above. Bidders can request a PQQ until 3 (three) days before the deadline for submission. The contracting Authority will not accept requests for PQQs after this date.
All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of bidders.
The contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole or in part.
The contracting Authority reserves the right to annul the tendering process and not award any contract.
All documents to be priced in sterling and all payments made in sterling.
Cardiff Community Housing Association is undertaking this procurement on behalf of itself and (1) County Council of the City and County of Cardiff (2) Cardiff Local Health Board (3) Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust.
VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures:
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to bidders. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Authority before the final contract is entered into. Bidders have 2 working days from the notification of award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5)/ provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damage.
VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.5)
DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
16.4.2009.